Presenations, Lectures, and Classes
Understanding Derivative citizenship in the 20th century
This case study demonstrates how one man’s naturalization influenced his Italian born son and wife’s life experiences. Understand how to link immigration records together to discover more records such as passports, visas, C-files and A-files.
19th & 20th Century Immigration records
This is an intermediate class discussing a range of immigration records. We will review influential naturalization laws, what types are records are available for genealogical research beyond ship manifests and naturalization, and how to get records you cannot find online. Includes handouts.
Who were the Riccis?
Learn how to use cluster research to identify and confirm relationships with autosomal DNA when records are limited and non-extant. This case study uses atDNA matches 120cM to 35cM and takes us from Providence, Rhode Island to Bridgeport, Connecticut back to Italy to confidently identify 2nd great grandparents.
U.S. Federal Census records, 1790-1950
This is a two part presentation. Part one focuses on U.S. Federal censuses between 1850 and 1950. Part two reviews 1790 to 1840, limitations with these records, substitute sources for the 1890 census, non-population censuses, and state censuses.
Resolving the parentage of Giovanni “John” Franco
This case study uses conflicting direct and indirect evidence showcasing how to navigate rerecorded Italian civil registers post-WWII to identify parentage.
